Frank Lovejoy
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Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted. Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s, appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI. He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat, which ran from 1949 to 1955. Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart. He went on to appear in over 50 films, including In a Lonely Place (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Strategic Air Command (1955), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1956). Lovejoy also had a successful television career. He starred in the series Man Against Crime (1956-1957) and Meet McGraw (1957-1962). Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962, at the age of 50. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Known for
Credits
House of Wax (1953)
as Tom Brennan
In a Lonely Place (1950)
as Brub Nicolai
Mad at the World (1955)
as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
Force of Arms (1951)
as Maj. Blackford
Strategic Air Command (1955)
as Ennis Hawkes
Top of the World (1955)
as Brad Cantrell
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
as Gilbert Bowen
The Charge at Feather River (1953)
as Sgt. Charlie Baker
Three Secrets (1950)
as Bob Duffy
Julie (1956)
as Det. Lt. Pringle
Beachhead (1954)
as Sgt. Fletcher
The Americano (1955)
as Bento Hermany
The Sound of Fury (1950)
as Howard Tyler
South Sea Sinner (1950)
as Doc
Home of the Brave (1949)
as Sergeant Mingo
Black Bart (1948)
as Mark Lorimer
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
as Walter Donaldson
Finger Man (1955)
as Casey Martin
The Winning Team (1952)
as Rogers Hornsby
Shack Out on 101 (1955)
as Prof. Sam Bastion
Breakthrough (1950)
as Sgt. Pete Bell
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
as Matt Cole
Three Brave Men (1956)
as Capt. Amos Winfield
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
as John Webber
Starlift (1951)
as Frank Lovejoy
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
as Matt Cvetic
The Crooked Web (1955)
as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
as Cole Younger
The Country Husband (1956)
as William E. Wiley
The System (1953)
as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955)
Actor
Rendezvous in Black (1956)
as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show